Mission:

Africa Volunteer Corps’ mission is to nurture a generation of African leaders dedicated to strengthening homegrown development by providing opportunities for practical training and job placement.

The overarching goal of Africa Volunteer Corps is to harness the power of motivated, educated Africans and put it to use for locally-initiated development projects in Africa, opening doors for Africans to leverage their own resources and strengthening grassroots development efforts.

Creating a springboard for leaders and bolstering ground-up social change efforts, we position Africans to drive development on their own continent.

Apply to be an Intern

Are you passionate about the future of Africa? Are you a self-starter who likes being given a project and running with it? Do you want to gain hands-on experience in development, working with a small, startup nonprofit?

Yes? Apply to be an AVC Ambassador Intern.

YOU HAVE (REQUIREMENTS):

A college/university degree or are enrolled in college/university

A genuine interest in AVC’s work and in supporting local and sustainable solutions to African development challenges

YOU WILL (RESPONSIBILITIES):

Be a crucial member of the AVC team, involved in brainstorming, planning, and the implementation of ideas and projects

Work in areas such as Marketing and Communications, Business Development, Social Work, etc. depending on your skills and interests

You may work on specific projects or tasks such as data collection, teaching certain topics during training sessions with the Volunteers, grant writing, etc.

Work with AVC staff to determine what the focus, duration and location of your internship will be

Report to one person and have your own projects with clear goals and deliverables

YOU CAN EXPECT TO LEARN (WHAT’S IN IT FOR YOU?):

Skills in areas such as marketing and communications, business development, social enterprises, monitoring and evaluation, social media, non-profit operations, grant writing, videography and photography, and Swahili, etc.

How to work as an integral member of a small, startup nonprofit team (no coffee-runs here!)

Anything you want (within reason…)! Because we are a small team, we can help design an internship that works for you, and works for us. We want you to learn and grow.

About African development from an African perspective, African leadership and African diversity and potential

THE POSSIBILITIES:

This is an unpaid internship. But, talk to your school about receiving college credit to participate!

You can intern with AVC from anywhere, including: at our office in Moshi, Tanzania, with our co-Founder in Atlanta, with our board members in DC, or anywhere in between!

APPLY NOW!

Please send your cover letter and resume to Hannah Pantaleo at hannah@africavolunteercorps.org. Make sure your cover letter includes the answers to the following questions:

What are your ideas for how you can use your skills at AVC?

Where do you want to be located?

When and for how long would you like to be an AVC Intern?

If you are interested in applying to be an intern in one of the following fields, apply via the links below.